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#11 Posted : Monday, July 04, 2011 9:57:30 AM
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Ric dees wrote:

I would want to differ slightly on some of the sentiments echoed here. My honest opinion is the dot.com era has yet to take a complete grasp in the country maybe in the generation coming through we will see a change but currently i don't think we are there yet.

If you have a look at this website say tomomorrow, you will see a marked difference in-terms of activity meaning alot of people surf when they are in their places of work by either default or opportunity, access to the internet also greatly helps.

However i think there is a disconnect between what is available on this dot.com sights and their target markets.Recently i was seeing some apartments in Riverside and asked the agent questions regarding the buyers ie age, proffessions etc and she told me i was by far the youngest person who was interested in the properties and most of them were already in the market and were buying either their 2/3/4 property etc and judging by the ages she told me, i highly doubt they got info through websites but through trusted networks of friends alike, but this is just my sentiments.

i think the bulk of net users surf for information and knowledge this does not translate to ability to acquire the said products and i think this is where the disconnect lies (too many people whishing away on "amazing" sites) When i was buying my HD tv, i went to the internet 2 days let had ordered my internet TV,same thing i did to my car i don't think that happens regularly in Kenya and their-in lies the challenge.

Well said..You are on point on the fact that the dot.com era is yet to take a complete grasp in the country. Nevertheless, on a positive note there is enormous growth in mobile Internet, perhaps thats where the trend will kick off and have a snowball effect. When the Kenyan market analyzed you notice that we are a unique consumer. Mpesa for instance kicked off poorly in SA and other countries unlike Kenya.
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#12 Posted : Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:30:10 PM
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Propertyzote scraps listing fee for agents

Real estate agents throughout East Africa will for the next six months enjoy listing of properties at no fee with Propertyzote.com.
Our half year reports show estate agents growth of 18% i.e. 670 (previously 568). This move will affect 670 real estate agents and private users and will take effect immediately.
Propertyzote.com acknowledges that the East African market is not yet ready to sustain revenue of dotcom business from its mainstream use of its platform. We also believe that the scraping of this fee will encourage small medium enterprises and sellers to shift from traditional print media to reliance of Internet advertising"

We hope this is welcome news to all. Kind regards Propertyzote.com team. For the full news. http://bit.ly/kPCnMl
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